Fluid motor



April 17, 1945.-

J. G. HAWLE'Y.'

FLUID MOTOR Filed sept. 27.1.1949

.5f-2705' 6@v .66 Q5 A www v107 'd V Patente-d Apr. 17, 1945 fj UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE fl' .2,373,690 I v i FLUID Moron' 4 l Jesse G. Hawley, Painted Post, N. l l* AppllcationvSeptember 27, 1940, Serial No. 358,711

, y n comme'. (c1. (so-54.6) This invention relates to the artvof power units, v

and more particularly to a fluid motor.

My present application is a continuation in part of .the application for patent for brakes filed by me on August 15, 1934, and bearing Serial No."139,850, which became lPatent No. 2,247,374 on July l, 1941, and provides a fluid motor of general application, which overcomes certain defects formerly experienced and found in viluid 4 motors. y

It is therefore the object of this invention t provide a new and improved uid motor. y

It is aotherob'ject of the invention to provide a diaphragm actuating'mechanism of general application.

It is affurther object or the invention to pro-` nection with a brake .Iihaving the usual form of drum-(not shown), a full floating brake shoe l5, and a spider I8. In this embodiment of my invention, the bellows I6 is used to expandthe brake shoe into contact with a brake lining (not shown) when the brake is being applied.

The brake shoe I6 is provided with a pair of bosses 22I and the diaphragm orbellows mechvide a plurality of compression discs in the loops of the bellows forming a part of the diaphragm actuating mechanism for preventing the attening outand subsequent breaking of the bellows at these points.

f Itis a special object of the invention to provide an improved hydraulic actuating mechanism for a brake.

With the above' and other objects in view, which will be ,apparent as the description proceeds, I have set forth my invention in the following specication and have illustrated it in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved fluid motor; showing the same operatively associated with a brake mechanism;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section throughV the fluid motor on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3, show?v Ving the position of the bellows with. compression discs received within the loops thereof;

Fig. 3 is 'an enlarged longitudinal 1 section through my improved* fluid motor on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, showing the bellows with compression discs within the loops, and further showing the position of .the lluidy inlet nipple and bleeder outlet pipe; f

Fig. 4 is a further enlarged section through a portion of the bellows showing the compression discs received within the adjacent loops of. the

bellows; and

Fig. 5 is a plan/view ofl one of my improvedy compression discs.

Like characters of reference are 'used throughout the following specication and lthe accompanying l drawing` to designate corresponding parts.

In Fig. 1 `of the` accompanying drawing, I have v,shown my new fluid motor, comprising a diaphragm or bellows mechanism I6, used in conanism I6 includes an adjusting screw 24, which is pivoted at 28`to a pair of links 2 9 pinned to cylinder is a diaphragm or bellows 62 that is closed at its inner end by a head 63, and at its outer end is rigidly connected, as by vsoldering or brazing, to a head 64. The diaphragm or bellows head -63 is provided with projections 66 which normally rest against the closed end or head 61 of cylinder 60, but the main portion of the head 63 is permanently spaced therefrom to allow an actuating fluid to bear thereagainst. Similarly, the convolutions or loops 68 of the diaphragm or bellows are spaced .from thewallsv 'of the cylinder. In its movement within the cyl` i-nder, the diaphragm is guided by a. hollow pin 69 carried by the cylinder head 61, and the head 63 of the diaphragm forms the inner end of a plunger 10.

The opposite end 1| of the plunger abuts against an adjusting nut 12, which is provided with a threaded recess 13v to receive a correspondingly threaded portion 14 of the adjusting screw 24, which is provided with a portion 15 of reduced diameter that vis telescoped into a recess `16 in the plunger 10. At its outer end recess 16 is enlarged at 11 to freely receive part of the threaded portion 14 of the adjusting screw 24.

The outer end of the adjusting screw terminates in a head 18 that is perforated to receive the y The adjusting nut 12 is spaced from cylinder head 64 by a sleeve 80 which is rigidly secured to the head 64 in any convenient way, as by spot welding. The adjacent end of cylinder 60 is positioned between a collar 8l and cylinder head vided with a series of peripheral recessesv for selective engagement by a spring lock Il secured to the side of head 18 ofadjustingscrew 24. The

spider I8 is yieldingly connected to the boss 22 on the brake shoe by a pair of returnsprings Il and Il, connected at one end to the stud 3l and at l the'opposite end to a pair of plates 02 secured to the upper and lower faces ot the spider il, as

.showninFiga 1and3.

'I'he operating fluid,4 such as oil or air under pressure. is fed to the diaphragm or bellows mechanism It through the inlet nipple l extending into the cylinder l0 externally ofthe diaphragm i2. The uid normally fills this chamber, including the portion between the vend Il of the dlaphragm mechanism and the cylinder head 61. It

is also free to pass into the hollow pin Il, carried.

placed from a master cylinder (not shown) en- `ters cylinder 80 and acts against the end il of plunger 10 to cause it to slide outwardly on the hollow pin 6 9 carried by the cylinder head 61, thus partially compressing the diaphragm 62. The outward movement of the end Jl of the plunger, acting against the abutting surface of the adjusting nut 12, forces the adjusting screw 24 outwardly and, since this is secured to the links 29, the end 40 of the brake shoe l5 will be forced into engagement with the brake lining (not shown) to press it tightly against the brake drum (not. shown), thus applying the brake.

When the brake is released, the retracting spring 45, connecting the ends of brake shoe i5, withdraws the ends 40 and 4| from the lining and drum, and return springs 90 andl then-force the adjusting screw 24 inwardly and return the end 83 of the diaphragm mechanism to its seat against the cylinder head 61, thus forcing fluid out of the cylinder 80 and back into the master cylinder (not shown).

I also provide a bleeder of any conventional type which will be connected with the cylinder 60 through a pipe |03, as shown in Figs. 1 2, and 3.

loop Il asthe loops are formed, the said loops will be kept from attening out when the bellows are compressed by pressure exerted o'n the outside of the bellows. This prevents loss of spring action when the loops are compressed together and eliminates the danger of breaking at the fold points. l v

The .discs lll may be stamped out from sheet metal, and will be centrally apertured, as at I", to provide an opening having more orless the same size and diameter as the bore of the bellows IG, but in any event large enough to avoid interference with the plunger 10. Each compression disc |05 lwill be further formed with a curled` peripheral bead |01, which will be received within 'l the loops u of the bellows It, to yconform to um contour of the said loops and reinforce them.

From the foregoing description, it lwill be apparent that by the utilization of the compression discs within the loops of the diaphragm or bellows, the whole assembly is strengthened and reinforoed, and the element of wear and breakage is deiinitely eliminated. Y It will therefore be apparent that I have developed a new and useful fluid motor of general application', although it is highly useful for the actuation of brakes,l and that, my fluid motor will resist distortion even when subjected to heavy pressure, and will not -be subject rto breakage through successive flattening 'out and releasing during long continued use. 1

As many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention may be made without de- 40 brake', comprising a closed cylinder, a metallic diaphragmbellows therein closed at both ends and adapted to be actuated by an Vexternal operating fluid, and rigid compression discs in the loop Through the provision of the adjusting nut 12,

it will be obvious that the normal position of the brake shoe I5 with respect to its brake lining and drum may be varied so that, if the lining becomes worn, the ends 40 and 4I of the brakeshoe may be spread farther apart by merely turning the adjusting screw l2 until the desired relationship between the brake shoe, lining and drum is obtained, after which the spring lock 83 will retain the adjusting nut in the desired position.

'Ihe diaphragm or bellows mechanism i6 for actuating a brake or other apparatus provides an effective means'of securing high actuating power without the complications incident thereto in piston and cylinder operation. Furthermore, `by having the actuating fluid on the outside of the convolutions or loops 68 of the diaphragm or bellows, the latter tends to, resistl distortion even under the application of exceedingly heavy pressure.

I have found that by providing compression discs |05 of approximately the same external diportions of said diaphragm bellows for reinforcing said loop portions, said compression discs each being apertured and formed with a peripheral bead. ,g

2. A diaphragm mechanism for operating a brake, comprising a closed cylinder, a metallic diaphragm bellows therein closed at both ends and adapted to be'actuated by an external operbellows i 6, and successively inserting one in each Aating fluid, and rigid compression discs in the loop portions of said diaphragm bellows for reinforcing said loop portions, said compression discs each being apertured and having an integrally formed peripheral bead.

3. A diaphragm mechanism for operating a brake, comprising a closed cylinder, al metallic diaphragm bellows therein closed at bot-h ends and adapted to be actuated by an external operating fluid, and a plurality of stamped rigid compression discs inserted in the loop portions of said diaphragm bellows for reinforcing said loop portions, said compression discs each being `formed with a central aperture of approximately the same eral beads adapted to be received within adjacent loops, whereby breaking of the loops at their bending points is eliminated.

JESSE G. HAWLEY.

' parting from the spirit thereof, it is to. be underv 

